All posts by Sten Hankewitz

Russian jets make aggressive passes of US warship in the Baltic Sea

April 13, 2016 · No comments

Two Russian Su-24 jets made multiple aggressive passes of US warship USS Donald Cook, a…

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According to the Estonian Internal Security Service, terror threat in Estonia is small. Pictured, people going about their every-day lives at the Town Hall Square in Tallinn. Photo by Ingrid Hankewitz

Estonian internal security: terror threat small, but increasingly real
April 13, 2016 · No comments

According to the Estonian Internal Security Service (ISS), the threat of terrorism in Estonia is...

Estonian prime minister Taavi Rõivas meeting his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. Credit: Tauno Tõhk, the Government Office of Estonia.

Estonia to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation with Japan
April 10, 2016 · 1 comment

Estonia and Japan are to strengthen cooperation on cybersecurity and digital identification, the prime ministers...

US Army Europe's 2nd Cavalry Regiment in training in Germany. Credit: US Army Europe.

Estonia to host a record number of US troops in Saber Strike exercise
April 10, 2016 · No comments

During the allied Saber Strike exercise this summer, Estonia will host a record number of...

The UK sends fighter jets and a warship to bolster Estonia’s security
April 8, 2016 · No comments

The United Kingdom is to send Typhoon fighter jets and the Royal Navy warship HMS...

Polish technology conference invites Estonian startups to participate
April 4, 2016 · No comments

A Polish technology conference, called infoShare 2016, invites Estonian startups to be among 5,000 of...

Estonia 13th worst in Europe in terms of ‘Nanny State’ regulations
March 31, 2016 · 3 comments

Estonia has scored 13th in the Nanny State Index among its European Union peers, meaning...

NATO to position more troops and armoury in the Baltics
March 30, 2016 · 1 comment

The United States has come up with plans to position more US troops, tanks and...

Think-tank: Russia’s warfare techniques have roots in the Soviet Union
March 29, 2016 · No comments

According to a research paper by Chatham House, a British think-tank, the techniques and methods...

Estonia’s Milrem to present its unmanned ground vehicle to Americans
March 18, 2016 · No comments

The Estonian defence solutions provider, Milrem, is to showcase its hybrid unmanned ground vehicle (UGV)...